Chiswick News Archive - June 2003
What happened in Chiswick during June 2003
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Ken
answers your questions on things Chiswick
Congestion charging, Turnham Green tube, Council Tax rises, graffiti and
more issues covered by London's Mayor
Massive Boost for Chiswick House
House and Grounds to benefit from charitable trust status which will open
the door to significant new funding
The
Demise of local Chiswick
Emma Brophy on the steady decline of smaller locally owned businesses
in Chiswick
Don't
mention the A4!
Residents urged to stay quiet over traffic noise for fear of affecting
house prices
John
Prescott is tennis champion!
Chiswick Back Common Tennis Courts Profit From Wimbledon Tennis Fever
Ken can organise drink up in brewery
The Mayor pays a visit to Fuller's and samples a pint of Pride
Scrooge
City No More
Plan for Christmas illuminations a step closer
Controversial
Kew Bridge bus lane to be suspended
TfL and Council to conduct further traffic monitoring studies in this
area
Police
considering action over Foxtons "board wars"
Troubled estate agent faces the prospect of multi-million pound legal
action by rivals
Ken’s
Congestion Charge Controversy
Local councilors condemn the Mayor’s handling of potential congestion
charge expansion
Pantomime
Cow has a serious message
Campaigners For Fair Trade March in Chiswick
From
W4 to SW19
The crowds may have gone at the Poly Stadium but it’s business as usual
at Chiswick Poly Tennis
Misery
for local train users
South West Trains least punctual and North London line, which serves South
Acton and Gunnersbury, the most crowded
Chiswick
Parish Raises £36,000 for Philippine project
Ambassador on hand to accept funds to build houses, medical and school
facilities for the slums of Manila
'Annie'
a triumph for local youngsters
Loud applause greets hugely enjoyable production
New
Company seeks visibility
Sacked council workers launch new design agency Invisible Ink in Chiswick
Perilous
Pizza Delivery
Duke Road delivery ended in armed police raid
Kew
Gardens come out against development
Complaint made that St. George's plans would compromise bid for World
Heritage Status as opposition to the scheme grows
Cheering
on Tiger Tim at SW19?
Serve up more than strawberries and cream at Chiswick Poly Tennis in W4
Bishop
opens new wing of Nursing Home
St Mary’s Convent and Nursing Home Appeal still 25% short of its target
Chainsaws
At Dawn
Gunnersbury residents subjected to noisy nocturnal maintenance work on
tube line
Artists
At Home with the crowds
Open studios event an unprecedented success
Times
accuses Foxtons of engaging in "board wars"
Estate agent allegedly engaged a contractor to systematically tear down
rivals' signs
Local
actor gets CBE
Richard Briers prepares for another trip to the Palace
Staveley
Road potholes filled in
Chiswick's most notorious stretch of road gets resurfaced
Record
Crowds at Bedford Park's Green Days Fete
"Two Day party on the Green" gets festival off to a flying start
MP
Leads March Against Third Runway
Ann Keen calls for a united stand against Heathrow expansion
Nine
out of Chiswick residents say no third runway
Last chance to sign petition against Heathrow expansion
Chiswick
as it was
Historic Print of William's Terrace in 1837 forms part of exhibition on
Chiswick
Local
bobbies head to Romania
A team from Acton Police station have flown out on a mercy mission for
an orphanage
Victor
can't believe Sven double
Richard Wilson and "Sven" join 2,000 other people at the London
Pride Walk to help hammer cancer
Sea
Cadets race ahead
A creditable performance from Chiswick's navy at a recent athletics meet
Will
to Win reach Cup Final
Another victory for local tennis club
Plan
for new riverside school meets opposition
Proposed Pier House School causes discontent amongst some Strand on the
Green residents
Back
to School for Sir Peter Blake
Artist becomes as class act in every sense after Year 4 is named after
him
Decision
on tram postponed
Mayor delays tram announcement to next year in face of mounting opposition
Figures
for crime in Chiswick Town Centre
Most types of offences on the increase including crimes involving violence
Safe
route to Belmont School gets go ahead
Schoolchildren will benefit following approval to spend £70,000
on improved safety around the school
Bedford
Park Society wins award
Work in recording the architectural richness of the area lauded as an
example to other conservation groups
Turnham
Green Terrace Redevelopment
Gable House Development opposed By Planning Committee
"Coffee
House" Agency gets all clear
Foxtons given permission to expand into the premises next door
Dukes
Meadows salvo for CiP
Fractious Friends Denounce CiP’s Handling Of Salvo Event
Prime
Minister praises "invaluable" volunteers
A programme of events has been organised to celebrate National Volunteer
Week
Opposition
unite on John Aird House
The main opposition parties have called for a special meeting to discuss
the planned closure of the care facility
Give
Me Shelter
An award-winning garden at the Chelsea Flower Show built by a Chiswick
company has gone to a good home
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